I've had similar experiences with SOG MT blade steel. It is about as soft as Vic blade steel. I don't mind though, because like you said, less likely to snap. And, like a SAK, it is crazy easy to sharpen. LM and Gerber blades are not forgiving at all when flexed. I know this the hard way.

Explanation: I was transferring some lentils from a bag to a better storage system (recycled jar). I used the Powerlock's scissors to snip off the corner of the bag, so as to use the clipped corner as a funnel. Scissors (now peened) worked fairly well and cut through 98% of the bag before it folded over. Last 2% was torn off with the bag clamped in the scissors.

The ST-300 is just a tad thicker than the powerlock. I've pocket carried both and don't notice much difference in how they carry. The scissors in my powerlock don't seem to have any issues. They're sharp and tight. I might have just gotten lucky and got the one that was assembled perfectly, right after the coffee break at the factory.

Back home now and no significant adventures. I was really happy to see there is still some snow lingering up on the peaks of the taller mountains. Snow is water, and water is life. So snow in July means water in the creeks and streams, and life in the rivers and lakes. And that puts a smile on my face.

I did struggle a bit with the scissors again. I'll try to peen them some more in the next day or two. Otherwise, the Powerlock just rode along for the journey. Awlways nice to have a multi close at hand.

SOG sent me a second Powerlock with scissors. I'm not sure how that happened. Maybe when I returned my PowerAccess Deluxe it triggered an exchange that resulted in my being sent a second Powerlock (w/scissors).

As a result of this fiasco I'll be doing a GAW of a NIB Powerlock with Scissors at the end of this challenge. I'm going to keep this GAW quiet and just limit it to those MTO'ers who comment in this thread. So, if you've commented here already, you are in. If you would rather not have a NIB Powerlock, don't comment in this thread. If you want to give a Powerlock with scissors a try, make at least one post in this thread: anything from a popcorn smiley to a lengthy discourse on your love of SOG Powerlocks. No need to keep a list, I'll figure it out at the end of the challenge.

If you break your current PL, you won't need to send it in for replacement.

Not sure how I feel about them sending two PLs out though. Only because it seems as if one hand doesn't know what the other is doing. That sort of thing ends up costing the consumers from what I've seen. One of the possible reasons SOG's MTs are more expensive than the U.S.A made LMs and Gerbers(in general regarding staple-models).It worked out since the PAD was quite a bit more expensive than a PL though. Definitely got your money's worth.

wow, two PL! Are they identical in toolset Nix? And are the scissors in this one better?

My current dented PL has no SOG tools other than the openers, and my second PL which had another modded toolset was the one stolen in August 2017 but that one was the SOG with crappy SOG scissors in it so I'd rather keep the one I was able to keep

but the stolen one had the great 1/4 driver and pristine jaws unlike this one I currently have

Not sure how I feel about them sending two PLs out though. Only because it seems as if one hand doesn't know what the other is doing. That sort of thing ends up costing the consumers from what I've seen.